POSTDOC POSITION

DEAR NETWORKERS,
PLEASE BRING THE FOLLOWING AD TO THE ATTENTION OF SUITABLE CANDIDATES.SANDY
BERRY-LOWE.
ONE USDA-FUNDED POSTOCTORAL POSITION IS AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY TO STUDY THE
BIOCHEMISTRY, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, AND GENETICS OF THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF DELTA-
AMINOLEVULINIC ACID IN ARABIDOPSIS. ALA IS THE PRECURSOR OF HEME AND
CHLOROPHYLL IN PLANTS. 3 ENZYMES ARE INVOLVED IN THE SYNTHESIS OF ALA.
GLUTAMYL-REDUCTASE AND GLUTAMATE SEMIALDEHYDE AMINOTRANSFERASE WILL BE
ISOLATED AND OVEREXPRESSED IN ECOLI (SEE PLANT PHYSIOL. 99, 1597; 1992).
AND CHARACTERIZED. PH.D IN BIOCHEMISTRY OR MOLECULAR BIOLOGY IS REQUIRED.
POSITION IS FOR 2 YEARS. PLEASE SEND A CV AND HAVE 3 LETTERS OF REFERENCE
SENT TO:
SANDY BERRY-LOWE
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO-COLORADO SPRINGS
1420 AUSTIN BLUFFS PARKWAY
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80907
TELE: 719-593-3671
FAX: 719-593-1239